January 21, 2002—Ground Stop: The Failure of Airport Security, an independent report on the nation’s airport security progress, concludes that airport security is going in the wrong direction, with weak, politicized direction from the DOT and Congress, and reliance on allegedly “heightened” security measures that don’t work. It is published jointly by BoydForbes, Inc., a new aviation security consortium, and The Boyd Group/ASRC, an aviation consulting firm.
“Security is anticipating, identifying, deterring, and responding to threats,” noted David Forbes, President of BoydForbes. “The DOT is reacting, circling the wagons, waiting for the next attack. The initiative is still with the terrorists.”
Ground Stop outlines what must happen to assure airport security and efficiency, including independent oversight of security performance, tough penalties for failure, professional screening staff with accountable supervision, use of new explosive detection technologies, national standards for airport law enforcement, national airport ID cards, and security event process-mapping at all airports.
The study is available from The Boyd Group/ASRC for $95.
